What I've Learned from an International Design Team?
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Summary
Public speaking engagement at Friends of Figma, Baku, Azerbaijan, sharing insights and learnings from collaborating with an international design team.
About
Highly accomplished Product Designer with 3+ years of experience, specializing in driving business growth through human-centered design and AI-powered solutions. Proven ability to elevate user engagement by up to 4x and boost key business actions by 5-40% across web and mobile platforms. Adept at leading cross-functional teams (8+) to deliver retention-focused designs, from research to rapid prototyping, while ensuring accessibility and platform-native experiences.
Work
Box
|Product Designer II
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
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Summary
Leading mobile product design across iOS, iPad, and Android for Box, I translate complex web experiences into intuitive, accessible, and platform-native interfaces while supporting 3 engineering teams in the US and Poland.
Highlights
Spearheaded the design and successful shipment of Box AI enhancements for mobile, integrating features like voice chat, citations, and agent switching to elevate user experience.
Co-led a strategic design sprint to reimagine mobile navigation, resulting in a redesigned homepage leveraging platform-specific UX patterns for enhanced user flow.
Developed exploratory mocks for unified components with variant-level flexibility (React Native), enabling engineering to assess feasibility and accelerate cross-platform development.
Collaborated with engineering to proactively identify and resolve critical accessibility gaps, embedding accessibility as a foundational requirement in design and development workflows.
Box
|Growth Product Designer I
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
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Summary
As Growth Product Designer I, I led design initiatives focused on user adoption and engagement, significantly impacting key business metrics and product-led growth strategies.
Highlights
Drove Box AI adoption initiatives by leading design efforts, resulting in a remarkable 90% increase in weekly active users.
Launched high-impact onboarding flows for Canvas, Box Sign, and Notes, achieving a 4x increase in user engagement for Canvas.
Optimized core eCommerce flows (signup, upgrade, reactivation, cancellation), which boosted sign-ups by up to 20%.
Architected and scaled two internal design systems: an Email Components Library adopted by 10+ teams and a self-serve in-app messaging library, empowering feature teams to independently create onboarding experiences.
Conducted comprehensive user journey mapping and usability testing to define and implement scalable onboarding patterns, directly supporting product-led growth.
Freelance
|UX/UI Designer
Remote, N/A, ZZ
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Summary
Provided comprehensive UX/UI design services to diverse clients, focusing on user research, wireframing, prototyping, and user interface development to deliver intuitive digital experiences.
Highlights
Conducted in-depth user research, including interviews and usability testing, to inform design decisions and optimize user flows for various client projects.
Developed wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for web and mobile applications, ensuring alignment with client objectives and user needs.
Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business requirements into compelling and functional user interfaces, enhancing product usability and appeal.
DataCity
|Frontend Developer Intern
Baku, N/A, Azerbaijan
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Summary
Gained foundational experience in frontend development, contributing to web application projects and learning best practices in coding and collaboration within an agile environment.
Highlights
Assisted in the development and implementation of responsive web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimal performance.
Collaborated with senior developers to integrate UI components and resolve frontend bugs, enhancing overall application stability and user experience.
Participated in agile development cycles, contributing to daily stand-ups and sprint reviews to support timely project delivery.
Education
WSB University
Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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M.S
Project Management
ABB Tech Academy
Baku, N/A, Azerbaijan
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Program
Interaction Design
ADA University
Baku, N/A, Azerbaijan
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B.S
Information Technology
Languages
English
Turkish
Azerbaijani
Certificates
Interaction Design Program
Issued By
International Bank of Azerbaijan and BP / ABB Tech Academy
Skills
Product Design & Development
Figma, Claude, Human-AI Interaction, Adobe Creative Cloud, Hotjar, Zeplin, UX Research, Prototyping, Information Architecture, A/B Testing, Hypothesis Testing, Usability Testing, Design Systems, Customer Retention, Agile, Scrum.
Technical Tools
HTML, CSS, GitHub, JIRA, Confluence.